ELECTION 2016

Confident Biden team sows seeds for run

Backers consider steps for White House, even if Hillary enters

Published: 08/19/2013 at 6:59 PM

(ONLINE.WSJ) — Political allies of Vice President Joe Biden have concluded that he can win the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination—even if Hillary Clinton enters the contest—and are considering steps he could take to prepare for a potential candidacy.

While Mr. Biden has made no decision about his future, people familiar with his thinking say, he hasn’t ruled out a bid for the White House. If he runs, that could set up a titanic battle between two of the party’s most prominent figures.

One step under discussion by Biden backers is to form a political action committee he would use to funnel money to other Democratic candidates, which could build goodwill for a possible White House bid, people familiar with the talks said. Meanwhile, Mr. Biden is preparing to attend a Democratic event in Iowa, which traditionally holds the first nominating contest, and to raise money this week for the Democratic governor of New Hampshire, the state that holds the first primary.

Do you think Joe Biden can win the Democratic nomination in 2016?

Yes, he's the second-coming of Barack Obama

Yes, of course, he has the perfect resume

Yes, the Democratic Party fairly considers all qualified candidates

Yes, Hillary will be toast after all the Benghazi facts emerge

Yes, he's a man of the people who totes a double-barrel shotgun

Yes, and it would be a 'big f---ing deal'!

Yes, as vice president for two terms, he is the natural heir to the top of the Democratic ticket

Yes, after 8 years of Obama, Biden will seem like Ronald Reagan in comparison

Yes, but only if Hillary Clinton doesn't run

Yes, but only if he plugs away very hard

Yes, Democrats love to nominate brainless candidates

Yes, the low-information voters would embrace him

Yes, I sure hope so. It might be the only way a Republican can win, again

No, isn't there something in the Constitution about the president having to be mentally sound to occupy the office?